Cigarette choker



July 14, 1925. 1,545,768

J. B. HELLER CIGARETTE CHOKER Filed Sept. 16 1921 FatentedJuly 14,1925:.

UNITED STATES 1,545,168 PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE -HELLER, OF EADDON HEIGHTS, NEW J ERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GRIFFINCHOKER ASH TRAY, INQ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFDELA- WARE.

' CIGARETTE CHOKER.

.. Application filed September 16, 1921. Serial No. 501,099.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn B. HELLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Haddon Heights, county of Camden, and State of New Jersey,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cigarette Chokers, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, andexact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to an lmprovemen in chokers for cigarettes, andis designed to.

provide an eflicient device of this character combined with an ash traywhich can readily be pressed from glass, so the device can be sold at anominal price.

' Another object of my invention. is to provide a device which can bereadily washed so that it can be kept in a sanitary condition, andthereby provide'an article which may he kept in condition to be placedon dining tables, in cafes, etc. The precise nature of my invention willbe best understood by reference to the 21c companying drawings whichwill now be described, it being premised, however, that various changesmay be made in the general form of the device without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention as dei fined in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a plan view of one formof device made inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 isa sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. i.

Fig. 3 is a view, a modified form. 7 g

Fig. 4 is a sectionalv view on the line 44 similar to Fig. 1, showing ofFig. 3.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, T have shown a device having two innerarcuate shaped flanges a and an outer. flange 5 extending upwardly fromthe base of the tray. The adjacent walls of the flanges a and h are atan angle to a line perpendicular to the base so. as to formtapered-channels a between the flanges. These flanges extend alongapproximately 240 of the edge portion of the tray. Extending upwardlyfrom the base of the tray at the edge thereof, between the ends offlange b, is a match holding portion d which extends above the flanges aand b and is provided with a cavity e for the reception of a package ofthe well known paper matches. f is a depression between the flanges aand the match holding portion d, for the reception of ashes,

at y.

The width of the channel 0 at the bottom and for a portion of its heightis less than the diameter of a cigarette, while the top thereof isslightly wider than the diameter of a cigarette. This will permit theready insertion of the lighted end of a cigarette, and by pressing thecigarette into the channel, the fireon the end of the cigarette will bechoked.

The inner flanges o; are provided with cigarholding depressions 7c. 1

lln Figs. 3 and 4: I have shown a structure provided with a singleflange I which is provided With-a plurality of cigarette chokingcavities m of tapered form which are also in on n communication with theash receiving depression f by means of openings n.

d is a projection for holding a box of matches, which is also providedwith a slot e for the reception of a package of papermatches.

As the cavities m are in communication with the depression f throughopenings n, these cavities" may readily be washed to maintain thearticle in a sanitary condition.

The advantages of my invention result from the provision of a combinedcigarette choker and ash tray, which may be pressed in glass or otherplastic material and in which the choker cavities are provided withopenings substantially the same height as the choker openings, throughwhich dirt may be washed or swabbed.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

having an ash receiving depression and a surrounding wall, there being acigarette choking cavity in the wall, said cavity opening upward at thetop to receive the lighted end of a cigarette, said wall havinga lateralopening commumcating'with both the ash receiving depression and thechoking cavity and extending substantially the full depth of the latterfrom its cigarette receiving open top to its bottom.

2. A device of the character described having an ash receivingdepression and a surrounding wall, there being a cigarette chokingcavity in the wall opening upward to receive the lighted end of acigarette, and having a bottom on. about the level of the floor of the.ash tray, there being a lateral l5 of the cavity opening of restrictedwidth in the side wall communicating with the ash receiving depression.

.3. A device of the character described having an ash receivingdepression, there being a cigarette choking cavity in the wallsurrounding the depression, said cavity having an open top and closedbottom, there also being a laterally extending opening affordingcommunication between at least the lower end of said cavity and thedepres- SlOH.

4.-A device of the character described having a central ash receivingdepression, there being a conical cigarette choking cavity in the wallsurrounding the depression, said cavity having open top and closedbottom,-the axis of the'cavity and the axis of the depression beingsubstantially parallel to each other, there also being a laterallyextending opening through the wall of-the structure between said cavityand the depression extending substantially from the top to the bottom ofthe cavity.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Pa., on this 14th day of September, 1921.

JESSE B. HELLER.

